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Due to the success of Vanilla we are delighted to welcome Laura Smith and Sarah Smith to the Vanilla family. Sarah has joined Vanilla to manage our temporary recruitment division and comes from a strong commercial background with over 12 years recruitment experience across the East Midlands. Laura has also had a wealth of recruitment [...]

Temp of the Month is awarded for outstanding performance within the individual’s role, including excellent reliability, punctuality, standards of work and for going the extra mile within the temporary contract. Nominations are taken from Line Managers and Consultants of the temporary workers based on performance and attitude, so if you have a Vanilla temporary employee [...]

How does it affect you or your business? The Agency Workers Directive will be implemented in the UK on 1 October 2011. The purpose of the Directive is to provide temporary agency workers with equal treatment in terms of basic working and employment conditions as if they had been employed directly to do the same [...]

The British Chamber of Commerce has carried out a survey of over 500 small and medium-sized businesses.  They identified recruitment as one of the biggest challenges for employers, with the time and cost flagged as main concerns. Over 40 per cent of respondents estimated the cost of recruiting a new employee is more than £2,000.   [...]

In April there will be two changes to maternity and paternity leave provisions. The Government have introduced Additional Paternity leave for fathers of children due on or after 3 April 2011. This new right will give fathers a right to up to six months extra leave which can be taken once the mother has returned [...]